diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index aa8ee3f..aa66143 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -321,11 +321,12 @@
             except Exception:
                 LOG.exception('Failed to delete server %s' % server_id)
 
+        cls.password = data_utils.rand_password()
         server = cls.create_test_server(
             validatable,
             wait_until='ACTIVE',
+            adminPass=cls.password,
             **kwargs)
-        cls.password = server['adminPass']
         return server['id']
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
index f51c2db..35c96ca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_create_server.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         cls.accessIPv4 = '1.1.1.1'
         cls.accessIPv6 = '0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:babe:220.12.22.2'
         cls.name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
+        cls.password = data_utils.rand_password()
         disk_config = cls.disk_config
         cls.server_initial = cls.create_test_server(
             validatable=True,
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@
             metadata=cls.meta,
             accessIPv4=cls.accessIPv4,
             accessIPv6=cls.accessIPv6,
-            disk_config=disk_config)
-        cls.password = cls.server_initial['adminPass']
+            disk_config=disk_config,
+            adminPass=cls.password)
         cls.server = (cls.client.show_server(cls.server_initial['id'])
                       ['server'])
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
index c948f8c..dad8e90 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_personality.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import base64
+from tempest_lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
@@ -55,14 +56,16 @@
         file_path = '/test.txt'
         personality = [{'path': file_path,
                         'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)}]
+        password = data_utils.rand_password()
         created_server = self.create_test_server(personality=personality,
+                                                 adminPass=password,
                                                  wait_until='ACTIVE',
                                                  validatable=True)
         server = self.client.show_server(created_server['id'])['server']
         if CONF.validation.run_validation:
             linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
                 self.get_server_ip(server),
-                self.ssh_user, created_server['adminPass'],
+                self.ssh_user, password,
                 self.validation_resources['keypair']['private_key'])
             self.assertEqual(file_contents,
                              linux_client.exec_command(
@@ -117,14 +120,16 @@
                 'path': path,
                 'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents),
             })
+        password = data_utils.rand_password()
         created_server = self.create_test_server(personality=person,
+                                                 adminPass=password,
                                                  wait_until='ACTIVE',
                                                  validatable=True)
         server = self.client.show_server(created_server['id'])['server']
         if CONF.validation.run_validation:
             linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
                 self.get_server_ip(server),
-                self.ssh_user, created_server['adminPass'],
+                self.ssh_user, password,
                 self.validation_resources['keypair']['private_key'])
             for i in person:
                 self.assertEqual(base64.b64decode(i['contents']),
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
index 2296980..12b824f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue.py
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@
             name=cls.sg_name, description=cls.sg_desc)['security_group']
         cls.sg_id = cls.sg['id']
 
+        cls.password = data_utils.rand_password()
         # Server for positive tests
-        server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='BUILD')
+        server = cls.create_test_server(adminPass=cls.password,
+                                        wait_until='BUILD')
         cls.server_id = server['id']
-        cls.password = server['adminPass']
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(cls.servers_client, cls.server_id,
                                        'ACTIVE')
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue_negative.py
index 65ad2f5..5afb4d1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_rescue_negative.py
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(ServerRescueNegativeTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.device = CONF.compute.volume_device_name
-
+        cls.password = data_utils.rand_password()
+        rescue_password = data_utils.rand_password()
         # Server for negative tests
-        server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='BUILD')
-        resc_server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server = cls.create_test_server(adminPass=cls.password,
+                                        wait_until='BUILD')
+        resc_server = cls.create_test_server(adminPass=rescue_password,
+                                             wait_until='ACTIVE')
         cls.server_id = server['id']
-        cls.password = server['adminPass']
         cls.rescue_id = resc_server['id']
-        rescue_password = resc_server['adminPass']
 
         cls.servers_client.rescue_server(
             cls.rescue_id, adminPass=rescue_password)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
index 8e2fbf1..2f79d47 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class ServersTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
 
@@ -31,6 +36,9 @@
         super(ServersTestJSON, self).tearDown()
 
     @test.idempotent_id('b92d5ec7-b1dd-44a2-87e4-45e888c46ef0')
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.
+                          enable_instance_password,
+                          'Instance password not available.')
     def test_create_server_with_admin_password(self):
         # If an admin password is provided on server creation, the server's
         # root password should be set to that password.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
index b4837f7..d72eb0e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
 
     def _create_and_attach(self):
         # Start a server and wait for it to become ready
-        admin_pass = self.image_ssh_password
+        self.admin_pass = self.image_ssh_password
         self.server = self.create_test_server(
             validatable=True,
             wait_until='ACTIVE',
-            adminPass=admin_pass)
+            adminPass=self.admin_pass)
 
         # Record addresses so that we can ssh later
         self.server['addresses'] = self.servers_client.list_addresses(
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
             self.get_server_ip(self.server),
             self.image_ssh_user,
-            self.server['adminPass'],
+            self.admin_pass,
             self.validation_resources['keypair']['private_key'])
 
         partitions = linux_client.get_partitions()
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
             self.get_server_ip(self.server),
             self.image_ssh_user,
-            self.server['adminPass'],
+            self.admin_pass,
             self.validation_resources['keypair']['private_key'])
 
         partitions = linux_client.get_partitions()